It doesn't seem to make a whole lot of difference what brand of litter (as long
as it IS scoopable) we use so I buy whatever I have coupons for--or, if no
coupons, I go to Wal-Mart as they have the best prices around here.
I have seven cats and seven litterboxes--I've always read that one

There are crystals and pearls. Dixie hates the pearls since they get between
her toes. I get the plain silica, not the stuff with the blue crystals.
(Meijer's) I've been told that the blue stuff can be a poison to cats,
especially those with problems.

Another thought: Do you have a farm/feed store close by? Sometimes they have
cheap litter. The trick with the silica is that it absorbs a lot of the urine
(I had one cat that would use it straight. Dixie isn't that found of it) so
you are not scooping as much and the odor is a lot less.

I empty my boxes daily (ugh) and produce about 4-8 bags of trash per
*day*. I have no idea how to reduce this.
On 10/19/07, Chris Behnke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On this subject, how does everyone get rid of their litter? We have 7
litterboxes for 12 cats. We use feline pine and just empty

On this subject, how does everyone get rid of their litter? We have 7
litterboxes for 12 cats. We use feline pine and just empty the litter boxes
every 3 to 4 days. The problem is, this ends up being about 4-5 bags of
trash everytime. I am trying to figure out how to reduce the amount of

Yes, I have mixed scoopable/clumping (Tidy Cats) with silica crystals before (I
forgot to mention that in my previous Litter Dissertation) and it works
great. I like the clumping action, but also the crystals just dehydrate the
urine so well, it really helps odor control. But I know some

I only had one cat until Monkee died and then I started fostering. Litter in a
one-cat household is totally different than litter in a multi cat house! When
it was just Monkee, he used crystals, and then at the end Swheat Scoop
because he started eating the crystals (or trying to) due to the

Dr. Elseys' Ultra Precious Cats. I fill 2 boxes from one 40lb bag. I have 6
boxes for 5 cats. I scoop 3 or more times a day. Dump each box and wash with
soap and water and refill with fresh litter once a week. I wash a box a day
(take Sunday off) so kittys always have one fresh box. I have 3

I have a rescue friend who uses something from the feed store...not
litter, it is made of corn...
I like the new Arm Hammer Odor Indicator litter as far as
controlling odor is concerned. It is even more expensive than regular
litter though.
My litter bill is almost as high as my food bill:(

Ok, guys, as you know, my cat population has grown to four. With that comes
an exponential number of litterboxes (three currently, thinking about
upgrading to four), and well, honestly, litter is getting a bit expensive with
all
the other costs. I'm curious about what you guys use?

Wonderful news One great thing about cats (or other animals) is that they
don't worry. You get to do all the worrying about next week. :)
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